Blem #13. WWII model. Save $50.

Bill Martino

Bill Martino

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Here's a 17 inch WWII model that rates a 9.8 out of 10. Fit and finish very good, hardness is good, chakma and karda are HI oversize and very nicely done. Scabbard good and early version of HI superfrog is good. Problems with this khukuri are (1) a small one inch crack at top of handle. Easily repaired with ten cents worth of epoxy and ten minutes labor. And, (2) blade has dimple on left side near edge where kami worked out a forging imperfection. Goes with HI guarantee.

Take the knife for $75, fifty dollars off regular, and we will pay shipping.

Call or email if you are interested in this khukuri.

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Uncle Bill
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Received my WW II blem today, although it's not much of a blem. Very small crack in the wood handle & a "dot" on the blade.

My question, with a very small, almost hairline, crack in a wood handle would I be better off using super glue as opposed to epoxy for the repair? It seems that a little super glue in the crack line followed by some pressure from a small, padded vice would work great???

For those who haven't yet bought a blem from Bill these are real bargains, IMO, if they're bought to be users & not "perfect" collectors items. This one feels great in the hand, with a nice sized handle, and should see some use soon, now that the snow seems to have finally left
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For hairline cracks regular superglue will run into the handle deep enough but you have to move and clamp almost instantly. If the crack is big enough for the gel, that gives you a bit more time. One advantage is that Yvsa has found is that liquid superglue will melt the Himalayan Epoxy ( laha? ) a bit and bond with it when the crack goes down that deep.

I agree on the blems ( and add the villagers ). Most of mine were bought because they were blems and I could scrape the money up for them at the time. I also have this philosophy that something decent at hand ( in the car trunk, behind the truck seat ) beats something perfect at home.

 
Good to see you back Bill!
The hairline crack seemed to "suck up" the super glue, a quick clamp as per Rusty's instructions, and everything seems almost as good as new.
 
What? You mean it worked? I knew what I was talking about? This is going to ruin my reputation!
 
Come to think of it Bill, this is the first time to my recollection that somebody has spoken of an HI khuk sucking.

( As they say, one good crack deserves another. )

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Rusty <sasquatchyeti@bigfoot.com>
 
What, $75 for that beautiful WWII? How did I miss this thread? Jon, you are a very lucky man. By the way, when is your next appointment with your doctor due, Rusty? sometimes I worry about you.
 
YEEEE HAAAAW!!!!!

Hanumann came thru for me. I just set it next to the new 500 mhz 'puter and the setup was a breeze.

I'm free, free, free of the 133. I'm blastin' thru the forums like it was the Black Rock desert and I'm burning JP3! Eat your heart out Craig Breedlove.

Which reminds me of a story I heard from an ( Orange ) Irishman so you know it's true.

Back in the days they used to run for landspeed records on the Bonneville Salt Flats, the was a guy named Art Alfonse ( sp? ) who had a jet car they called the "Green Machine".

So anyway, come Friday evening, there were several groups out on the flats, and one was inspired to realize tgif! So he swung by and told the other groups he was gonna head for a cold one in about 20 minutes and anyone wantin' to ride along better be ready. So half an hour later four or five of them are heading down the highway to Salt Lake City, and I *know* how hard it'll be for you to believe, but the driver was actually ( gasp ) exceeding the speed speed limit. This of course does not slip past the finest of the state's highway patrol, who manages to pull them over. The trooper gets out of the patrol veehicle and stomps ominously up to the car's driver and sarcastically says something about drivin like they were trying to set a landspeed record and who did the driver think he was? Art Alphonse? To which the driver says, "No, I'm Craig Breedlove, that's Art Alphonse in the back seat there!"

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Rusty <sasquatchyeti@bigfoot.com>
 
I have heard a lot of stories about him. Had friends that knew him. One of the stories that I liked was that "AA" would keep a log of all the engine mishaps, i.e. shooting various parts out of the engine block.... by writing down what happened next to the hole that it would leave in the wall of his shop.

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Life is short, art endures.
 
So, did Craig breedlove get a ticket or not? Inquiring minds want to know.
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Mike

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"A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects." -Robert Heinlein
 
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